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      Handsome Harry

      2009, Drama, 1h 34m

      27 Reviews 250+ Ratings

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      Handsome Harry offers more than enough of a satisfying actors' showcase for its impressively stocked cast to overcome a handful of storytelling struggles. Read critic reviews

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      Tasked with carrying out the final wishes of a dying friend, a former sailor (Jamey Sheridan) visits his old mates to find out what really happened to a member of their group one fateful evening.

      • Rating: R (Language|Some Sexual Content)

      • Genre: Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Bette Gordon

      • Producer: Eric Warren Goldman, Marilyn Haft

      • Writer: Nicholas T. Proferes

      • Release Date (Theaters):  limited

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      • Box Office (Gross USA): $22.9K

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Paladin

      • Production Co: Worldview Entertainment, The Film Community

      Cast & Crew

      Jamey Sheridan
      Steve Buscemi
      Aidan Quinn
      John Savage
      Jayne Atkinson
      Emily Donahoe
      Fred Berner
      Edward Gersh
      Anton Sanko
      Nigel Bluck
      Keiko Deguchi
      Rene Sekula
      Daniel Wrobel

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      • Feb 06, 2012

        An interesting story. Acting is good, but the storyline isn't the most exciting. Decent, but seems to drag on, and on. Heavy-hearted ending.

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      • Nov 17, 2011

        Well into middle age, Harry Sweeney(Jamey Sheridan) is doing well for himself in his business as an electrician and has no plans to retire soon. Thomas Kelley(Steve Buscemi), an old pal from the navy who he has not talked to in 30 years, is not quite so lucky, as he lies dying in a hospital bed. Before he goes, he wants to apologize to a former crewmate, Kagan, of theirs who along with three others they brutally beat. But Kelley dies before he can locate him, leaving the task to Harry with a little help from Kelley's daughter(Emily Donahue) who provides him with her research. First stop, Peter Rheems(John Savage), another former crewmate. "Handsome Harry" is a low-key and meditative movie that is helped by a relaxed lead performance from Jamey Sheridan, along with a very good supporting cast that also includes Aidan Quinn, Campbell Scott and Titus Welliver. All of which is in the service of a story that seeks to explore the nature of forgiveness from an occasionally religious angle.(Harry confesses he wanted to be a priest at one point.) In short, are there some acts that cannot be forgiven? In any case, can we forgive ourselves or does guilt take over at some point? At one time, macho attitudes would not have allowed men to ask these questions of themselves but times are changing. So what may once have been impossible is now possible.

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      • Nov 23, 2010

        Interesting low key drama of a man in middle age forced to confront a shameful error in his distant past and try to make amends if possible. While it doesn't totally succeed and it's focus is sometimes off kilter the film still manages to entertain. Part of the reason why lies in the fact that for a small indie this has quite an impressive cast of higher profile quality actors, albeit that most appear briefly, than is usual in this type of film.

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      • Sep 16, 2010

        Cast: Jamey Sheridan, Steve Buscemi, Mariann Mayberry, Aidan Quinn, John Savage, Campbell Scott, Titus Welliver, Karen Young, Bill Sage, Asher Grodman Director: Bette Gordon Summary: For many years, small-town resident Harry Sweeney (Jamey Sheridan) has avoided confronting painful memories from his past. But when his best friend becomes seriously ill, Harry builds up enough courage to explore long-hidden secrets and uncover his true identity. My Thoughts: "This is a slow burning film where the story unravels throughout the entirety of the film. The story is a bitter-sweet tale, some of it being of forbidden love and heart break, and the other of forgiveness for a horrendous act of violence. The ending is a quiet but heavy. Jamey Sheridan does great in this film. Definitely worth the watch."

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